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    Home » Learning Activities » Halloween Activites: Candy Corn Counting

    Halloween Activites: Candy Corn Counting

    Published: Oct 7, 2013 · Modified: May 9, 2022 by Vicky

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    Since my kids are so excited about Halloween, I thought I would try and incorporate some Halloween activities into our learning activities. This Candy Corn Counting game takes little time to set up and can played using any variety of candy you happen to have around. If your little ones are counting down the days until Halloween, you can also have some fun with a Halloween Invitation to Play and Black Glue and Watercolor Pumpkins.

    Halloween activities - Candy Corn Counting. A tasty way to learn math!

    You will need:

    • 10 Foam sheet pumpkins
    • Candy corn
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    candy corn and foam pumpkins on tray

    We found these foam pumpkins at the dollar store. They have a jack o'lantern face on one side and the other side is blank. We used the blank side. If you can't find these pumpkins you can make your own using sheets of orange craft foam.

    I used 10 foam pumpkins and I wrote the numbers 1-10 on them. Then I filled a cup with candy corn and explained how we would be placing the correct number of candy corns on each pumpkin.

    candy corn math game

    This yummy math game is a great opportunity to practice counting and even fine motor skills as little fingers pick up the candy corns.

    candy corn counting

    Sometimes my daughter would place her candy corn on the pumpkin so fast that she had the incorrect amount. I had her count when she done with each pumpkin to check her work.

    child counting candy corn

    If you do candy corn counting, you will probably have your child asking if they can eat some candy corn. I promised my daughter a few pieces when she was finished with the activity.

    child playing a math game using candy corn

    When she finished all her candy corn counting, I let her pick one of the pumpkins from the top row (1-5) to eat the candy corn from. She of course picked 5 since she noticed that it has the most candy corn.

    halloween math game

    Here are some more Halloween activities fun:

    10 Halloween Activities and Treats

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    Comments

    1. Louanne

      October 08, 2013 at 2:38 am

      Love the costumes - happens in our house all the time during school.

    2. Misty

      October 21, 2013 at 12:23 am

      So super cute, candy is always a motivator.

    3. SMMART ideas

      October 21, 2013 at 6:06 am

      Loving your fun ideas! Mind if I put you on my blogroll? Let me know SMMARTideas@hotmail.com. I host a learning activity blog S.M.M.A.R.T is an acronym for Science, Math, Music, Art, Reading and Science..
      http://SMMARTideas.blogspot.com. Thanks!

    4. Boy Mama Teacher Mama

      October 28, 2013 at 1:48 am

      Great idea! I am featuring this post on the After School Linky this week!

    Trackbacks

    1. Top 10 Halloween STEM Activities - Crafty Kids at Home says:
      September 8, 2017 at 3:46 am

      […] This Candy Corn Counting Game  uses foam pumpkins and candy corn to reinforce number skills. […]

    2. Four Fun Ways To Get Rid Of Leftover Halloween Candy ~ Pint-Sized Cities says:
      May 14, 2020 at 9:47 am

      […] count with it […]

    3. 8 Ideas for Leftover Halloween Candy | Posh in Progress says:
      July 24, 2020 at 12:49 pm

      […] You can use candy for counting games, art projects or science experiments. Here are some fun ideas: candy corn turkey; sink or float; dissolving M&Ms; candy corn counting. […]

    4. Fun Ways To Get Rid Of Leftover Halloween Candy ~ Pint-Sized NOLA says:
      September 28, 2020 at 12:31 pm

      […] count with it […]

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